Labour Court recommends disciplinary sanctions stand but limits HSE South location allowance to 12 months

The Labour Court recommended that a worker’s final written warning, four-week unpaid suspension and transfer to appropriate duties at another location stand, but limited the withholding of his location allowance to 12 months. The recommendation was signed on 24 July 2014. The worker, represented by the Services Industrial Professional Technical Union, accepted the warning and suspension but disputed the transfer. The Court said the discipline was justified, though the sanction was disproportionate, and recommended that the buyout monies already paid be repaid to HSE South over an agreed period.